Legal Opinion
Octavio Mestre Morera v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 19, 1972No. 72-1006PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, Octavio Mestre Morera, is a native-born Cuban. In 1969, at the age of 19, he was sentenced to the custody of the Attorney General, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 5010(b), as a youth offender, having been convicted of conspiring to possess marihuana known to be unlawfully imported. 21 U.S.C. § 176a. The provision under which he was ordered deported is section 241(a) (11) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a) (11). He oppósed the INS order on the ground that the conviction was not final, it being possible that it would ultimately be expunged…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Earl J. Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Maria Garcia-Gonzales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- A-FBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1959
- James Edward Kelly v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Carlos Efren Hernandez-Valensuela v. George K. Rosenberg, as District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by66 opinions
- John Doe v. William H. Webster, Director, FbiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- ROLDANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1999
- United States v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Jerry Wayne Watts v. John T. Hadden, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. John Bolton ArringtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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